UNION OF INDIA Vs. HETOVI KAPPO AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) A public interest litigation, was filed in the Gauhati High Court, invoking the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner had invoked the writ jurisdiction of the High Court, in an effort to expedite the laying of a 329 kilometers road, the construction whereof had been stalled. It is for the aforesaid objectives, that the petitioner before the High Court, had prayed as under :

(3.) It seems that the High Court, in its desire to ensure completion of the above road project expeditiously, had issued directions to Respondent No.7 to complete the project without any delay. In order to achieve the aforesaid objective, the High Court had even required the progress thereof, to be supervised by Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.B. Mishra, a former Judge of the Gauhati High Court. The High Court had even required payments to be released to Respondent No.7-M/s. Maytas-Gayatri, for the work already executed. In this behalf, it would be necessary to record, that in the estimation of the High Court, an approximate amount of Rs.540.31 crores, was payable to Respondent No.7, for the work already executed.